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Meriwether County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 20,845   ( 1,147 from 2010 , 235 from 2020)
Land area: 500.9 square miles
Population density: 41.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:12,108 58.09% 4.0%
Black:7,46935.83% 13.0%
Indian:840.40% 25.4%
Asian:1510.72% 5.6%
2+ races:3761.80% 64.9%
Hispanic:6573.15% 89.3%
Total non-White:8,73741.91% 6.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:551 13.4
Deaths:86921.1
Net Migration: 55213.4
Net Immigration: 00.0
Change in White population:-498 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:-649 -3.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
21,992
12,60657.32%
8,58339.03%
670.30%
1430.65%
2281.04%
3471.58%
9,38642.68%

2000
22,534
12,57955.82%
9,46742.01%
710.32%
630.28%
1480.66%
1910.85%
9,95544.18%

1990
22,411
12,29854.87%
9,99544.60%
00.00%
370.17%
n/a
810.36%
10,11345.13%

1980
21,229
11,55254.42%
9,44844.51%
460.22%
80.04%
n/a
1690.80%
9,67745.58%

1970
19,461
10,15552.18%
9,22947.42%
120.06%
160.08%
n/a
450.23%
9,306 47.82%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,944 13.1
2,39610.6
-191-0.8
330.1
27 0.1
-569 -2.5
1990's
NumberRate
3,193 14.2
2,51111.2
450.2
490.2
281 1.3
-158 -0.7
1980's
NumberRate
3,437 16.2
2,233 10.5
166 0.8
n/a
746 3.5
436 2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-34 -0.2
n/a
1,397 7.2
371 1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Meriwether County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
43.6
4,372 21.0%
16,473 79.0%
4,292 20.6%
8,106
2.52
5,789 71.4%
3,494 60.4%
672 11.6%
2,317 28.6%

2010
NumberPercent
41.0
5,210 23.7%
16,782 76.3%
3,467 15.8%
8,522
2.55
5,906 69.3%
3,846 65.1%
714 12.1%
2,616 30.7%

2000
NumberPercent
36.2
6,060 26.9%
16,474 73.1%
3,100 13.8%
8,289
2.67
6,079 73.3%
4,009 65.9%
791 13.0%
2,210 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.1
6,572 29.3%
15,839 70.7%
3,023 13.5%
7,619
2.87
5,846 76.7%
4,140 70.8%
665 11.4%
1,773 23.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.0
6,942 32.7%
14,287 67.3%
2,604 12.3%
6,862
3.05
5,300 77.2%
4,144 78.2%
535 10.1%
1,562 22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Meriwether County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,522 
Median Value$147,200 
Occupied8,10685.1%
Vacant1,41614.9%
Owned5,42666.9%
Rented2,68033.1%
Median Rent$864 
Single-Family Units6,69070.3%
    Detached6,63469.7%
    Attached560.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units3994.2%
Mobile Homes2,25323.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Meriwether County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00082110.1%
$10,000 to $14,9995296.5%
$15,000 to $19,9994025.0%
$20,000 to $24,9994375.4%
$25,000 to $29,9992232.8%
$30,000 to $34,9992202.7%
$35,000 to $39,9994605.7%
$40,000 to $44,9994195.2%
$45,000 to $49,9992773.4%
$50,000 to $59,99985310.5%
$60,000 to $74,9991,02812.7%
$75,000 to $99,9991,21215.0%
$100,000 to $124,9995827.2%
$125,000 to $149,9992633.2%
$150,000 to $199,9992142.6%
$200,000 or more1662.0%
Median Household Income52,392 
Per Capita Income25,784 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state84 
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI81510.1%
Public Assistance1742.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,87323.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed7,13658.8%
Unemployed6085.0%
In Armed Forces20.0%
Total Labor Force7,74663.8%
Not in Labor Force4,39636.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 41.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,2102,59855.3%
Non-Profit12816843.2%
Self-Employed41712477.1%
Local Government38539149.6%
State Government5135312.6%
Federal Government937954.1%
Total Private + Self3,6272,72257.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.65799139.9%
Total4,2843,71353.6%
Pct. Govt.16.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,11714.0%
Sales and Office Occupations1,23615.5%
Professional, Technical97512.2%
Service Occupations1,46318.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing580.7%
All others3,20640.1%
White Collar 41.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,89523.7%
Health care and social assistance1,02012.8%
Construction7209.0%
Transportation and warehousing6538.2%
Educational services6458.1%
Retail trade6428.0%
Other services4435.5%
Public administration3954.9%
Accommodation and food services3664.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3214.0%
Finance and insurance2783.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1371.7%
Wholesale trade1241.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1091.4%
Utilities921.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation801.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing590.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction150.2%
Information30.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Meriwether County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4592.22%
Puerto Rican540.26%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American90.04%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran90.04%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic370.18%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean940.45%
Filipino580.28%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English19,14798.2%
Spanish1640.8%
Tagalog580.3%
Korean570.3%
Other Indo-European460.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun180.1%
Other Asian110.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic50.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American2,24110.8%
English1,4176.9%
Irish1,2165.9%
German8254.0%
European6923.3%
Italian4762.3%
Scotch-Irish2231.1%
Scottish2181.1%
French1981.0%
African1900.9%
Swedish1820.9%
Russian1440.7%
Dutch780.4%
Norwegian760.4%
Scandinavian690.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen20,58899.6%
Not a citizen910.4%
Native20,46999.0%
Foreign-born2101.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Meriwether County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
624 4.2%1,895 12.8%6,266 42.5%4,032 27.3%1,186 8.0%750 5.1%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 624 4.2%
9-12 Years 1,895 12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,266 42.5%
Some College 4,032 27.3%
Bach. Degree 1,186 8.0%
Grad Degree 750 5.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Meriwether County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,528 8,828 700 7.3% 5.4%
1991 9,486 8,818 668 7.0% 5.3%
1992 9,439 8,434 1,005 10.6% 6.6%
1993 9,308 8,497 811 8.7% 5.7%
1994 9,201 8,514 687 7.5% 5.1%
1995 8,898 8,324 574 6.5% 4.8%
1996 8,978 8,401 577 6.4% 4.6%
1997 9,186 8,682 504 5.5% 4.5%
1998 9,179 8,707 472 5.1% 4.2%
1999 9,189 8,685 504 5.5% 3.8%
2000 10,082 9,628 454 4.5% 3.5%
2001 10,022 9,483 539 5.4% 4.1%
2002 9,970 9,332 638 6.4% 5.3%
2003 9,777 9,106 671 6.9% 5.1%
2004 9,720 9,036 684 7.0% 5.1%
2005 9,853 9,093 760 7.7% 5.7%
2006 9,665 8,997 668 6.9% 5.1%
2007 9,572 8,964 608 6.4% 4.9%
2008 9,649 8,767 882 9.1% 6.8%
2009 9,477 8,112 1,365 14.4% 10.4%
2010 9,367 8,065 1,302 13.9% 10.7%
2011 9,221 8,001 1,220 13.2% 10.1%
2012 8,995 7,930 1,065 11.8% 9.0%
2013 8,802 7,861 941 10.7% 8.1%
2014 8,734 7,878 856 9.8% 7.1%
2015 8,576 7,877 699 8.2% 6.1%
2016 8,759 8,150 609 7.0% 5.4%
2017 8,949 8,414 535 6.0% 4.8%
2018 8,884 8,432 452 5.1% 4.0%
2019 8,895 8,481 414 4.7% 3.5%
2020 8,816 8,061 755 8.6% 6.5%
2021 8,900 8,442 458 5.1% 3.9%
2022 8,991 8,649 342 3.8% 3.0%
2023 9,088 8,736 352 3.9% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com